Top 1

• Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Versalles vs. Wickersham
  
  Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Valdespino vs. Wickersham
  
  Valdespino hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Horton. Valdespino reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Oliva vs. Wickersham
  
  Oliva hits a line drive into left field. Brown picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Brown. Valdespino scores. Oliva moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hall vs. Wickersham
  
  Hall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. Oliva moves to third. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Battey vs. Wickersham
  
  Battey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Battey reaches second base with a double. Oliva scores. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Mincher vs. Wickersham
  
  Don Demeter now playing center field.
  
  Mincher is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Rollins vs. Wickersham
  
  Rollins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wickersham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wert vs. Grant
  
  Wert hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lumpe vs. Grant
  
  Lumpe hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Grant
  
  Brown strikes out. View Play 

Top 2

• Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kindall vs. Wickersham
  
  Kindall strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grant vs. Wickersham
  
  Grant strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Versalles vs. Wickersham
  
  Versalles hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Demeter vs. Grant
  
  Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Horton vs. Grant
  
  Horton takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cash vs. Grant
  
  Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McAuliffe vs. Grant
  
  McAuliffe hits a fly ball into center field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Valdespino vs. Wickersham
  
  Valdespino hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliva vs. Wickersham
  
  Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Wickersham covering, for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hall vs. Wickersham
  
  Hall hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Horton. Hall reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Battey vs. Wickersham
  
  Battey takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Mincher vs. Wickersham
  
  Mincher hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Twins, 5 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rollins vs. Wickersham
  
  Rollins hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kindall vs. Wickersham
  
  Kindall takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Grant vs. Navarro
  
  Julio Navarro now pitching.
  
  Grant strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sullivan vs. Grant
  
  Sullivan takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Navarro vs. Grant
  
  Navarro hits a ball on the ground towards second. Kindall scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 
• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wert vs. Grant
  
  Wert hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Versalles vs. Navarro
  
  Versalles hits a fly ball into right field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Valdespino vs. Navarro
  
  Valdespino hits a line drive into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliva vs. Navarro
  
  Oliva hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hall vs. Navarro
  
  Hall takes first base on ball four. Oliva moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Battey vs. Navarro
  
  There goes Oliva. The throw from Sullivan and he is out, Wert applying the tag. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lumpe vs. Grant
  
  Lumpe hits a fly ball into left field. Valdespino settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Grant
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Demeter vs. Grant
  
  Demeter strikes out. View Play 

Top 5

• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Battey vs. Navarro
  
  Battey hits a fly ball into right field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mincher vs. Navarro
  
  Mincher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rollins vs. Navarro
  
  Rollins is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Horton vs. Grant
  
  Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cash vs. Grant
  
  Cash hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McAuliffe vs. Grant
  
  McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sullivan vs. Grant
  
  Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 6

• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kindall vs. Navarro
  
  Kindall strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grant vs. Navarro
  
  Grant hits a line drive towards third. Wert reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Versalles vs. Navarro
  
  Versalles is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Northrup vs. Grant
  
  Jim Northrup pinch hits for Julio Navarro.
  
  Northrup hits a popup towards third. Rollins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wert vs. Grant
  
  Wert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lumpe vs. Grant
  
  Lumpe strikes out. View Play 

Top 7

• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Valdespino vs. Nischwitz
  
  Ron Nischwitz now pitching.
  
  Valdespino hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Oliva vs. Nischwitz
  
  Oliva hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hall vs. Nischwitz
  
  Hall hits a popup towards short. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Battey vs. Nischwitz
  
  Battey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Grant
  
  Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Demeter vs. Grant
  
  Demeter strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Horton vs. Grant
  
  Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollins fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cash vs. Grant
  
  Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mincher vs. Nischwitz
  
  Mincher strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rollins vs. Nischwitz
  
  Rollins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kindall vs. Nischwitz
  
  Kindall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Grant vs. Nischwitz
  
  Grant hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Grant reaches second base with a double. Kindall goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Twins, 7 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Versalles vs. Nischwitz
  
  Versalles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Grant trying to get to home. Brown throws the ball in to Sullivan who tags Grant, who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Twins, 7 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McAuliffe vs. Grant
  
  McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 7 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wood vs. Grant
  
  Jake Wood pinch hits for John Sullivan.
  
  Wood is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Twins, 7 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Freehan vs. Grant
  
  Bill Freehan pinch hits for Ron Nischwitz.
  
  Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Twins, 7 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Valdespino vs. Sherry
  
  Larry Sherry now pitching. Bill Freehan now catching.
  
  Valdespino takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Twins, 7 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Oliva vs. Sherry
  
  Oliva hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Valdespino moves to third. Oliva moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 7 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Hall vs. Sherry
  
  Hall hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 7 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Battey vs. Sherry
  
  Battey takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Twins, 7 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Mincher vs. Sherry
  
  Joe Nossek pinch runs for Earl Battey.
  
  Mincher hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Valdespino tags and scores. View Play 
• Twins, 8 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Rollins vs. Sherry
  
  Rollins hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Twins, 8 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wert vs. Grant
  
  Jerry Zimmerman now catching.
  
  Wert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 8 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lumpe vs. Grant
  
  Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 8 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brown vs. Grant
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 8 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Demeter vs. Grant
  
  Demeter hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Twins, 8 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Horton vs. Grant
  
  Horton hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/19/1965, game 1 -- Minnesota at Detroit (D)

  Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Versalles Z, ss       5  0  1  0   Wert D, 3b            4  0  1  0   
Valdespino S, lf      4  2  2  0   Lumpe J, 2b           4  0  0  0   
Oliva T, rf           5  1  3  1   Brown G, lf           4  1  1  0   
Hall J, cf            4  1  1  0   Kaline A, cf          0  0  0  0   
Battey E, c           3  1  1  1   Demeter D, cf         4  1  1  2   
Nossek J, pr          0  0  0  0   Horton W, rf          3  0  0  0   
Zimmerman J, c        0  0  0  0   Cash N, 1b            3  1  1  1   
Mincher D, 1b         3  1  1  4   McAuliffe D, ss       3  0  1  0   
Rollins R, 3b         5  1  1  1   Sullivan J, c         1  0  0  0   
Kindall J, 2b         3  1  1  0   Wood J, ph            1  0  0  0   
Grant J, p            4  0  1  1   Sherry L, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Wickersham D, p       0  0  0  0   
                                   Navarro J, p          1  0  0  0   
                                   Northrup J, ph        1  0  0  0   
                                   Nischwitz R, p        0  0  0  0   
                                   Freehan B, ph-c       1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36  8 12  8                        30  3  5  3

Minnesota        204 000 011 --  8
Detroit          000 010 002 --  3

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Grant J (W)           9.0  5  3  3  2  5

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wickersham D (L)      2.2  6  6  6  3  2
Navarro J             3.1  1  0  0  1  4
Nischwitz R           2.0  4  1  1  0  1
Sherry L              1.0  1  1  1  2  0

E -- Brown G
DP -- Minnesota 2
LOB -- Minnesota 8, Detroit 2
2B -- Valdespino S, Battey E, Hall J, Grant J
HR -- Mincher D, Rollins R, Cash N, Demeter D
CS -- Oliva T
SF -- Mincher D
T -- 2:30
A -- 0

    

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